Extra SEND funding must boost support for deaf children, say campaigners

Dan Parton
Tuesday, September 3, 2019

Parents and campaigners have delivered a petition to the Department for Education calling for an end to what they call the "funding crisis" in deaf education and more money to be directed to providing specialist support teachers.

Parents are prepared to move hundreds of miles to find suitable support for their deaf children, according to the NDCS survey. Image: Alex Deverill
Parents are prepared to move hundreds of miles to find suitable support for their deaf children, according to the NDCS survey. Image: Alex Deverill

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